Ironing board



Nov. 5, l 929.

E. M. TRAMMELL IRONING BOARD Filed Dec. 1'?, 1927 Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EARL M. TRAMMELL, 0F EL PASO, TEXAS, 'ASSIGNOR TO EL PASO SASH & DOOR y COMPANY, OF EL PASO, TEXAS IRONING BOARD Application filed December 17, 1927. Serial No. 240,794.

1o strong and stable, and in other respects serviceable.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a cabinet or casing constructed in a simple but serviceableway, in which the board is so mounted that it may be swung 'from a ver tical position wit-hin the cabinet to a horizontal position outside the cabinet, and then f held in such horizontal posit-ion by a brace or prop, which is connected to the under side of the board by a spring hinge which tends to hold the prop close to the board but which yields and permits the prop to assume a diagonal position with reference to the board. when the latter is lowered to a horizontal position. The lower end of the prop makes contact with a wearing panel in the cabinet while the board is being lowered, and this panel serves to guide the prop to its supporting position.

When the board is lowered, the prop automatically assumes a bracing position, and when the board is raised to a'position within the cabinet the prop automatically moves to the board.

Preferably I employ a small orauXiliary board known as a sleeve board, and this auxiliary board is hinged to they cabinet and is provided with a bail which serves to support the sleeve board when in position for work. The sleeve board is so mounted that it may be easily swung for use from avertical position to a horizontal position. Both the ironing board and sleeve board are held in their vertical positions by spring catches, which readily yield to allowthe boards to be lowered. y

The cabinet may be mounted in a suitable 56 frame, it may be attached to the outside of a to a vertical position parallel with and yclosey wall, or it may be built into the wall if desired.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective view of an ironing board mounted in a cabinet and embodying my invcntion. The frame for the cabinet is shown by dot-ted lines.

Figure l shows the ironing board and the sleeve board in horizontal positions ready for use. y j

F igure2 shows a vertical centra-l section through the cabinet and boards when folded within the cabinet.

Figure 3 shows a horizontal section on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure Llis a horizontal section onthe line 1 -4t of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail view showing kthe spring hinge andfindicating how it is applied to the board.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view showing how the prop is hinged to the board and how the prop is held in bracing position when the board is lowered. f n The cabinet `or casing comprises upright sides a, a', a back member a2, upper cross pieces a3, a4, a bottom panel c, and a bottom cross piece or prop holder c which is groovcd as indicated at c2. Spring clips o, o are car ried by the'cross pieces a3, a4, and are employed for holding the ironing boards in upright position.

The cabinet may have a door D applied in any suitable way.

A wearing or guide panel E is secured to the lower portion of the back member CL2 of they cabinet and extends vertically from the cross piece c upwardly midway between the sides of the cabinet.

The ironing board F is of usual shape. Its

kinner or rear end is attached to a wooden bar f by bolts f. This bar f is mounted to turn in sockets in the side pieces of the cabinet. By this construction the board may be turned from a vertical to a horizontal position for use when desired and may be returned to a vertical position when not in use.

In order to support the board when moved to a horizontal position for use, I employ a prop G which is connected to the under side oi the board by a hinge H, A block is secured to the board above the hinge and acts as a stop to control the position ot the prop when the latter is in supporting position. The spring hinge H, as indieated in Figure 5, serves to hold the prop in a vertical position close to the board as yindicated in Figure 2, but as the board is lowered the spring yields and allows the prop, which extends below the bottom of the board, to make Contact with the wearing panel E and to slide downwardly thereon to the position shown in Figure l, when the lower end of the prop will enter the groove c2. It will be observed that when in supporting position the lower end orP the prop enters the groove 02 and the upper end or' the prop bears against the bloei; K (see Figure 6). In this Way, when the board is in use, it will be tirmly held by the prop, which has a bearing at both its upper and lower ends.

A sleeve boardV L is secured to a wooden bar Z which has bearings in soelrets at the side pieces of the cabinet'. The board L earries a bail M which is pivotally connected at m with the board L and may be turned to the supporting position as indicated in Figure l or'may be foldedv as indicated in Figure 2. When the ironing boardv is not in use, the several members areA in raised position, as shown in Figure 2, and are contained Within the cabinet or casing, and the door D may he closed. The construction aifoids a very Compact arrangement, requiring but little space either inside or outside the wall, Then the boards are thus raised, the upper end of the ironing board F is engaged by the spring clip 0, which holds the board against accidental movement but which yields readily when it is desired to lower the board. The sleeve board L is engaged at its upper end by the Clip 07 which holds it in platee but which readily yields to permit the sleeve board to be lowered when desiredlVlien it is desired to use the boards the door may be opened and by simply taking hold of the upper portion of the ironing hoard and moving it forward it may be moved to the horizontal position shown in Figure l. lVhen the board is moved forward to some extent the lower end of the prop G will engage the wearing panel E, which will guide the prop into the groove c2 and will furthermore Cause the prop to assume the diagonal bracing position shown in* Figure l.

The sleeve board L is operated independently of the ironing board F.- 'It may be lett in the cabinet or casing or it may be moved to the position sliownin Figure l, being then supported by the bail M. The prop G is strong and efficient. Its lower end is heid in the groove c2, which. acts as a stop and an abutment, while its upper end engages the block l. Thus bothl endsk of the prop are rigidly held and the ironing board is held in a truly horizontal position,

l claim as my invention:

In combination, a board, means mounting the board for swinging movement on a horizontal axis, a prop carried by the board and pivotally secured to the under side thereof, spring means urging said prop toward the board and normally maintaining it folded against the board, said prop having one end tree and in its folded condition extending beyond the board and being spaced above the bottom wall of the cabinet space, and means rearwardly ot said prop engageable by the latter as the board is lowered to Cause said prop to open against the tension of said spring means to an inclined position to support the board in its unfolded position.

in testimony .vhereoi, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

EARL M. TRAMMELL. 

